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August 30, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate court has ruled that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) is not the exclusive remedy for federal employees who...

August 29, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Arnerich Massena has published a white paper, “A Field Guide to Exchange-Traded Products.”

August 29, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Workers value their employer-provided health and retirement benefits, but the tax incentives that support these benefits are being scrutinized.

August 29, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) –The typical executive will only be able to replace about one-quarter of pay during retirement through Social Security and a 401(k) plan.

August 29, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Morningstar Inc. launched Morningstar Markets Commodities Edition, a platform for trading desks and risk managers with real-time and historical commodity and energy market...

August 29, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - OutsourceOne has partnered with Certifi Inc., a software and services company, to provide automated employee benefits data auditing services to employers.

August 29, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nationwide Financial hired Richard Lundgren as regional director of bundled sales for private-sector retirement plans.

August 29, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Great-West Retirement Services has appointed Glenn Cassidy as a regional sales director for the Orange County, California, market.

August 29, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal court has agreed that a Florida county’s wellness program did not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

August 29, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Debt across the 50 states amounts to $4.19 trillion, according to a report from State Budget Solutions.

August 29, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Americans increasingly rely on defined contribution (DC) plans for retirement savings, but investment options that will help them through retirement have yet to become mainstream,...

August 29, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – California Governor Jerry Brown has announced a compromise pension reform plan that eliminates some labor-sensitive changes.

August 28, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Gay Lynn Bath, deferred compensation manager for the State of Oregon, believes it is in participants’ best interest to keep assets in their...

August 28, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - One in five defined contribution (DC) participants surveyed by LIMRA said they rarely or never read retirement plan disclosures.

August 28, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health care and pharmaceutical executives are uncertain whether or not existing business models are sustainable over the next five years, according to a...

August 28, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Retirement Benefit Solutions LLC offers a defined benefit (DB) pension funding methodology to assist pensions through the creation of a new life insurance...

August 28, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – As investors struggle with a low-interest rate environment, some are looking toward strategies to achieve high-yield corporate credit returns without the volatility associated...

August 28, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has approved calculations for an award to former participants in Alliant Energy Corp.’s cash balance plan.

August 28, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a deal with the New England Teamsters and Trucking Industry Pension Fund, United Parcel Service (UPS) will move its employees to a...

August 28, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - When it comes to retirement planning, Generations X and Y seem to have learned from the mistakes of their elders.